The Kebbi Government is to collaborate with Michigan State University in the U.S. on policy planning and agricultural production. Gov Atiku Bagudu disclosed this in Birnin Kebbi on Friday when he received a delegation from the American university. He said that his administration would support any programme that would improve the agricultural production of the […]
Ondo state is set to take the lead in Cassava and Rice Productions as it is targeting twenty tonnes of the two crops annually. This the state is set to achieve with the assistance of Fadama three programme. The Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Agriculture, Alex Aragabaye disclosed this at the distribution of […]
Mr Chucks Egbueh, Project Coordinator, FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF) programme in Anambra, says the programme is executing five irrigation projects across the state. Egbueh, who said this on Friday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka, added that the projects were currently at various stages of completion. He said that […]
Nigeria’s economy probably expanded in the second quarter as factory and farming output improved, helping it recover from the first annual contraction in 25 years, Statistician-General Yemi Kale said. “Intuitively, we might be getting out of recession in the second quarter, but I can’t say until all the numbers are in,” Kale, who is also […]
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that two million animals have been lost to a “devastating” drought in Ethiopia. The UN agriculture agency said that the drought had devastated herders’ livelihoods as it exhausted pastures and water sources. It said the current food and nutrition crisis was significantly aggravated by the severe blow […]
Former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Peter Obi the country needs to save aggressively, diversify the economy into knowledge based exports and invest in developmental education to come out survive the present economic challenges. He stated this at the first annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), held in Lagos on Thursday. […]
Governor of Anambra, Mr Willie Obiano, on Friday said the development efforts of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra would give it victory in the Nov.18 governorship poll. Obiano stated this while addressing newsmen after submitting his nomination form for the election at APGA’s National Secretariat in Abuja. He said that a second term […]
Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue has urged the citizens of the state to engage in dry season farming. The governor made the call on Tuesday in Makurdi while launching the unified standard weights and measures which would be used in all markets across the state. Ortom said that research had revealed that dry season farming […]
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has disclosed that it is planning to organise a livestock development conference later in the month to address challenges in the sector. FAO’s Country Representative to Nigeria, Suffyan Koroma, made the disclosure when he presented his letter of commission to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, in […]
To achieve rice sufficiency, Kebbi State is partnering WACOT Rice Limited on the commodity production. WACOT Rice, a member of TGI Group, is helping Nigeria to regain its status as a top rice producer. It has invested in rice processing plants. To this end, the company is supporting the Kebbi government to roll out sustainable […]
The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) and Hightech System Limited are to partner in tractor assembling, manufacturing and other tractor value chain services as part of Higher Institution Tractorisation Initiative(HITI). The joint venture Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Abuja between UNN and HITI under the Partnership Development Programme on Nigeria Agricultural Mechanisation Local […]
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have raised the alarm over poor monitoring of foreign aid to the sector. They said the development may scuttle government’s efforts to achieve food security. Former Mycotoxicology Society of Nigeria President Prof Dele Fapohunda said there was a need for increased government’s monitoring of foreign aid spending in agriculture to […]
The federal government has asked federal universities of agriculture across the country to establish colleges of nutrition and medical sciences in their institutions. Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said this during a meeting with members of the governing councils of Federal Universities of Agriculture in Abuja on Tuesday. The minister said […]
The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) has called for applications for participation in a special Agricultural Journalism Training Programme. The three-day Masterclass, which is the first of its kind in Nigeria, is designed to equip journalists and communication specialists with the knowledge and tools required for putting issues in Agriculture in perspective, as […]
Can Nigeria grow its cashew export market? Yes, says the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) National Publicity Secretary, Sotonye Anga. He expects a major jump from last year’s 160,000 metric tonnes of raw cashew export worth $300 million. He however noted that the deficit in transport infrastrcuture may be a problem. Noting that shipping […]